but in the north, still hovering around 18 or so in belfast. that is it, goodbye. this is bbc news, the headlines... nurse lucy letby will spend the rest of her life in prison — for murdering seven babies — and attempting to kill six others.

this was a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder, involving the smallest and most vulnerable of children. canada sends soldiers to tackle wildfires in british columbia — which have forced over 35,000 people to leave their homes. over half the votes have been counted in ecuador�*s presidential election — which is taking place amid tight security after the murder of a candidate. the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez has travelled to the island of tenerife, where 26,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of a giant wildfire burning out of control there. authorities say the blaze is now the biggest ever seen on the island, and stretches for 50 miles. and extreme weather is causing havoc across north america. the canadian government is sending in the military to help battle more than 400 fast—spreading wildfires

raging in british columbia. more than 30,000 people across the province have been ordered to evacuate and tens of thousands more have been put on standby to do so. and much of southern california has been deluged by torrential rain as it experiences its first tropical storm in more than eighty years. a state of emergency has been declared for the region, where nine million people are under flash—flood warnings. peter bowes reports from los angeles. this is a colossal storm, the like of which hasn't been seen in southern california since 1939. tropical storm hilary first made landfall on the baja california peninsula of mexico, where it caused extensive flooding. translation: my house collapsed. it's not fit to live there. it was the wind. the walls fell down. i don't have anywhere else to go.

this weather system is now moving through california, a state more used to drought than torrential rain during the summer. the state's governor, after visiting the desert community of palm springs, said the town had received more rain over a 60 minute period, than any time in its history. i think there's an old, ancient curse that loosely is translated to say, may you live in interesting times. it's certainly interesting times. tornadoes, lightning strikes. i've got cal fire worried about wildfires because of the winds, not just the tornadoes. the national weather service said there had been life—threatening flooding along the malibu coastline. but there are no reports of any casualties. all day in los angeles, we've been getting emergency alerts on our mobile phones, warning people about the tropical storm, saying people shouldn't go out unless absolutely necessary. the only reason to go out today in los angeles is if you're fleeing from a flooded area. as the storm took hold,

in a strange quirk of timing, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocked the city of 0jai, about 80 miles north—west of los angeles. there was some minor damage, but no injuries. peter bowes, bbc news. jamie rhome is deputy director of the us national hurricane center — he says the areas being hit aren't used to this sort of storm. you have an unusual situation of a tropical storm moving into southern california, where much of the area doesn't handle this much rainfall, let alone this much rainfall over a short period of time. what happens when the rain falls on the ground, rather than the ground soaking it up, itjust runs horizontally and creates these flash floods. let's get more on those wildfires in canada, as soldiers are being sent to british columbia to help tackle hundreds of fast—spreading wildfires. there are currently more than 400 fires burning across the province. tens of thousands of people have

been ordered to evacuate. a state of emergency remains in force across the province. the prime minister, justin trudeau, has described the situation as "extraordinarily serious". canadians are seeing, in the horrific images they see, of devastation and fear of residents in northwest territories and in bc. it is an extraordinarily serious situation. the federal government is continuing to step up. we're there with canadian armed forces resources, we're active in coordinating with regional and local governments to make sure people are safe, make sure we're doing everything to protect lives and property. madison reeve is a reporter with the online media outlet castanet and based in kelowna in british columbia. she gave an update on the local situation there. you know, it's been a very challenging last 72 hours here in kelowna and unfortunately

today was no different. bc helicopters were hoping to get in the air and continue to bucket the fire, that's now estimated at about 11,000 hectares in size. but due to the significance of the smoke, they were grounded for much of the day, unfortunately. there is some good news, however, in the three fires really here in the 0kanagan we've got the one in west kelowna, one in lake country, and so we know here in kelowna, the one that started on thursday night, we had some residents return home today. there's still an evacuation alert, but the order was rescinded. that's only about 100 people are able to go home tonight. still about 10,000 residents are on evacuation order at this time. and france is bracing with a record heatwave. a heat dome is covering the southern part of the country. towns inland like lyon are the most hit with deserted streets and temperatures above a0 degrees as its peak, as you can see on these images.

over 50 regions are on high alert with emergency measures in place regarding water usage and care for the elderly. 0ur weather presenter sarah keith lucas has more on the effect of such heat domes. the long lasting heatwave that is gripping parts of southern europe, including france, is in part down to the formation of a heat dome. we have got hot and dry ground. as the sunshine hits the ground the air rises but gets trapped underneath this slow—moving area of high pressure, and with descending air in high pressure, it squeezes that hit air, compressing it, and it warms further. the white arrows is the jet stream, towards the north of this dome feat. it is stopping cool air and rain bearing systems from moving through across the region. with the jet stream sitting further north across france, this is the temperature anomaly. the red colours show the areas significantly above average in terms of temperature.

some areas in the rhone valley of 15 degrees above average. this is the hottest spell of weather front so far this summer and it comes particularly late in the season. looking at the city of lyon, very hot, 40 degrees in the next few days. we have got some cooler conditions on the way by about friday onwards. more than half the ballots have been counted in ecuador�*s presidential election, and left—wing candidate luisa gonzalez has won the first round. lusia gonzalez won just over 33% of the vote and goes through to the second round in pole position. she will face businessman daniel noboa azin in that second round in october. security has taken centre stage throughout the election campaign after the murder of anti—corru ption candidate fernando villavicencio, who was gunned down while leaving a campaign event this month. we are keeping across what is happening in ecuador at the moment

with our correspondent katy watson. when you need dozens of soldiers and a bullet—proof curtain to be able to vote, you realise democracy�*s in danger. "i voted with courage", says this candidate, running in place of fernando villavicencio, the politician shot dead earlier this month. ecuadorians are still reeling from the attack on mr villavicencio, a journalist turned politician who was outspoken on corruption and organised crime, murdered as he left a campaign event. ecuador was once a peaceful country. but in the past few years, colombian and mexican drug cartels vying for lucrative routes have taken advantage of the struggling state and corrupt politics and they've gained the upper hand. dressed in white and calling for peace, fernando villavicencio�*s daughter cast her vote, remembering a dad who was also her best friend.

translation: he was beautiful, powerful, kind, a giant, - one of my best friends. we are living in a powerful historic moment here in ecuador. so many people who didn't care about politics are upset, and they are thinking, "if i don't do something for my country, for myself, then nothing will change and the mafia will come and dominate us". for ecuadorians going to vote, security was high on the risk of priorities. i think right now, there's a lot of violence in the country. things are very complicated and after the death of villavicencio, i think we need to unite. leftist candidate luisa gonzales won the most votes, pledging social welfare programmes including education and health. she'll face businessman daniel noboa, a surprise to many that he'll go through to a run—off vote in october. ecuadorians might be split

politically, but they all agree on one thing — the need for peace and security. that's going to be at the heart of campaigning ahead of the second round. the family of a black man murdered in 1959 are calling for immediate access to the police file on his unsolved murder. kelso cochrane was stabbed to death by a white gang on a west london street in what's often called britain's first post—war racist killing. it was a catalyst for change — and helped bring about this weekend's notting hill carnival— but many questions remain about the police investigation at the time as sanchia berg reports. today, kelso cochrane's name is largely forgotten. his grave in a north—west london cemetery overlooked. but his unsolved murder still matters. 64 years ago, hundreds of people gathered here, black and white, to mourn kelso cochrane.

more lined the route from the church in notting hill. the murder of a member of the windrush generation had made headlines. many people in the crowd, only settled for a few years, feared for their own future, wanted to see his murderer brought tojustice. that never happened. there was a party at 18 southam street, which he would have walked past. mark 0lden�*s been investigating the murder for many years. we retraced kelso's last steps in the early hours of the 17th of may, 1959, as he walked home from a hospital visit. as he approached the corner of golborne road and southam street, he was attacked. it was over very, very quickly. five or six white youths surrounded him, he wasjostled, he fell to the floor, one of his assailants stabbed him in the heart. it was over in seconds. two young men were questioned by police, held for more than 48 hours, but no one was ever charged. this crime, for a small band

of people from a certain area of notting hill, was considered the worst kept secret in notting hill. that's exactly how it was explained to me. and three people who had direct knowledge of this murder all named patrick digby as the person who killed kelso cochrane. in 1959, patrick digby was 20. he's dead now, as is the other prime suspect. we don't know what evidence police gathered and why their inquiry failed. the answer could be in their investigation files. these have been transferred to the national archives, but are closed for another 30 years. kelso cochrane's family want then opened. to think that your uncle, your father was murdered in such a brutal way, i mean, very much like the murder of stephen lawrence, set upon by a group of people, stabbed, just left, you know, dying on the pavement. and, you know, i think to know that that has happened, and there has been nojustice, no closure is a really difficult thing. we approached the metropolitan

police about the case. they told us the murder of kelso cochrane is unsolved, and like all unsolved murders, the case is not closed. they told us, if new evidence did come to light, it would be assessed and investigated accordingly. when it comes to the file, they told us that they supported the decision of the national archives to keep it closed until 2054. a new council block, a new street on the route of notting hill carnival. kelso cochrane's death helped to bring communities together. his family welcomed this recognition. now they want what they call justice. sanchia berg, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. i can't sit still for five minutes.

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let's get the latest sport with 0llie foster. attendance has reached almost 2 million, up 600,000 on the previous record. the champions, spain, will parade the trophy in madrid on sunday. england are heading home after their 1—0 defeat. sarina wiegman, who was also a runner—up with the netherlands four years ago, has been linked with the vacant usa job. she has committed her immediate future to the lioness is, but her contract is up in 2025. she says that four years is a long time when asked about taking england to the next world cup. spain's 0lga carmona was told her father had died after that match. family and friends made the decision not to tell her so she

could focus on the match.